Ariana Grande Addresses 9 to 5 Remake Rumor With Zendaya & Sydney Sweeney
Ariana Grande recently opened up about her starring in a potential alongside Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney.
Speaking to Screen International in a recent interview, the first-time BAFTA and Oscar-nominated actress was asked about the rumors that she, Zendaya, and Sweeney were attached to star in the project, which is said to be produced by Jennifer Aniston.
Grande was pretty cagey on any details, but said that she had love for all the women mentioned, and said she would love to work with them, but would rather maybe do something original instead.
“Oh my god, I love all those women,” said Grande. “I’d love to work with all of them, but I think it would be really cool if we worked on something original.”
The original 9 to 5 released in 1980, and starred Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women living out their fantasies and getting even with a sexist vice president at a company they work for. The film earned over $100 million at the global box office, and helped launch the legendary Parton into pop culture outside of just her music career.
A television series based on the film was also released, and ran for five seasons throughout the 1980s, and a musical stage adaptation was also released in 2009.
The 9 to 5 remake is reported to be written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno, Lisa Frankenstein). Before Cody, Rashida Jones (Toy Story 4) was previously attached to pen the screenplay based on the original characters created by Patricia Resnick. Besides Aniston, Kristin Hahn for Echo Films is also producing the project.
It remains unclear if the original cast, including Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin, will have some kind of involvement in the remake.
Directed by Colin Higgins, the original movie three female office employees who decided to take on revenge against their rude and sexist boss. It also starred Dabney Coleman, Sterling Hayden, Elizabeth Wilson, Henry Jones, Lawrence Pressman, Marian Mercer and more. It also featured an
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